# Savane guitar solo > The guitar solo on Savane by Ali Farka Touré (2006) starts at about 2:04. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A desert blues classic from the 2000s. Canonical URL: Ali Farka Touré, 2006. Solo by *Ali Farka Touré*. The title track of Touré's final album, played on electric guitar with a relaxed, deep groove. Savane is the title track of Ali Farka Touré's final album, and he plays it on electric guitar with a relaxed, deep groove. His playing is unhurried and assured, the notes placed with the ease of a musician who has nothing left to prove. The electric tone adds a little more sustain and warmth than his acoustic recordings, but the rhythmic feel remains unmistakably his. It stands as a fitting late statement from one of the most important guitarists in West African music. Listen for how the guitar pattern settles into a slow, steady cycle; small variations give it life, and the groove seems to breathe. Savane by Ali Farka Touré is featured in our Desert Blues (#18) list. The solo is played by Ali Farka Touré and the song was released in 2006. ## In our lists - [The Greatest Desert Blues Guitar Songs](https://greatestsolos.com/list/desert-blues/) — #18 - [The Best Ali Farka Touré Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ali-farka-toure-guitar-solos/) — #6 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2006](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2006/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Savane? Ali Farka Touré played the solo on Ali Farka Touré's Savane (2006). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)